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THE
SAGACIOUS
MONKEY
AND
THE
BOAK.
LONG, long
ago,
there
lived
in
the
province
of
Shinshin
in
Japan,
a
traveling monkey-man,
who
earned
his
living
by
taking
round
a
monkey
and
showing
off
the
animal's
tricks.
One
evening
the
man came
home in
a
very
bad
temper
and
told
his
wife
to
send
for
the
butcher
the next
morning.
The
wife
was
very
bewildered
and asked
her
husband :
Why
do
you
wish
me
to
send
for
the
butcher
?
It's no
use
taking
that
monkey
round
any
longer,
he's
too old and
forgets
his tricks. I
beat
him
with
my
stick
all
I
know
how,
but he
won't
dance
properly.
I
must
now
sell him
to
the
butcher
and
make
what
money
out
of
him
I
can.
There
is
nothing
else to be done.
The
woman
felt
very
sorry
for the
poor
little
animal,
and
pleaded
for her
husband to
spare
the
monkey,
but
her
pleading
was
all in
vain,
the
man
was
determined
to sell
him to
the
butcher.
Now
the
monkey
was
in
the
next
room
and
overheard
every
word
of
the
conversation.
He
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THE
SAGACIOUS
MONKEY
AND
THE BOAR.
149
soon
understood that
he
was to
be
killed,
and
he
said
to
himself
:
Barbarous,
indeed,
is
my
master
Here
I
have
served
him
faithfully
for
years,
and
instead
of
allowing
me
to end
my
days
comfortably
and
in
peace,
he is
going
to
let
me
be
cut
up by
the
The
Monkey
began
his
Tale of
Woe.
butcher,
and
my
poor
body
is to
be
roasted
and
stewed
and
eaten
? Woe
is me
What
am
I to
do.
Ah
a
bright
thought
has struck
me
There
is,
I
know,
a
wild
boar
living
in
the
forest near
by.
I
have
often
heard
tell
of his
wisdom.
Perhaps
if I
go
to
him
and
tell
him
the
strait I
am
in
he
will
give
me his
counsel.
I
will
go
and
try.
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THE
SAGACIOUS
MONKEY
AND THE
BOAR.
There
was
no
time
to lose.
The
monkey
slipped
out
of the
house
and ran as
quickly
as
he
could
to
the
forest
to
find
the
boar.
The
boar
was
at
home,
and
the
monkey
began
his tale
of
woe
at
once.
Good
Mr.
Boar,
I
have
heard
of
your
excellent
wisdom.
I am
in
great
trouble,
you
alon$
can
help
me.
I have
grown
old
in
the
service
of
my
master,
and
because
I cannot
dance
properly
now
he
intends to sell
me
to
the
butcher.
What
do
you
advise
me
to
do
? I know how clever
you
are
The
boar was
pleased
at the
flattery
and
de*
termined
to
help
the
monkey.
He
thought
for
a
little
while
and
then
said
:
Hasn't
your
master
a
baby
?
Oh,
yes,
said the
monkey,
he
has one
infant
son.
'
'
Doesn't it
lie
by
the
door
in the
morning
when
your
mistress
begins
the work
of
the
day
?
Well,
I will come
round
early
and when
I
see
my
opportunity
I
will
seize
the
child and run
off
with
it.
What then
? said
the
monkey.
Why
the
mother
will be
in a
tremendous
scare,
and before
your
master and mistress know
what to
do,
you
must run
after
me
and rescue the
child and
take it
home
safely
to
its
parents,
and
you
will
see
that
when
the
butcher
comes
they
won't
have
the heart to
sell
you.
The
monkey
thanked the
boar
many
times
and
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THE
SAGACIOUS
MONKEY
AND
THE
BOAR.
then
went
home. He
did
not
sleep
much
that
night,
as
you
may
imagine,
for
thinking
of
the
morrow. His
life
depended
on
whether
the
boar's
plan
succeeded
or
not.
He
was
the
first
up,
wait-
ing
anxiously
for
what
was
to
happen.
It
seemed
to
him
a
very
long
time
before
his
master's
wife
began
to
move
about
and
open
the
shutters to
let
in
the
light
of
day.
Then
all
happened
as
the
boar
had
planned.
The
mother
placed
her
child
near
the
porch
as
usual while
she
tidied
up
the
house
and
got
her
breakfast
ready.
The child
was
crooning
happily
in
the
morning
sunlight,
dabbing
on
the
mats
at
the
play
of
light
and
shadow.
Suddenly
there
was
a
noise in
the
porch
and
a
loud
cry
from
the
child.
The
mother
ran
out from
the
kitchen
to
the
spot,
only
just
in
time
to see
the
boar
disappearing
through
the
gate
with
her
child
in
its
clutch.
She
flung
out
her
hands with
a
loud
cry
of
despair
and
rushed
into
the
inner
room
where
her
husband
was
still
sleep-
ing
soundly.
He
sat
up
slowly
and
rubbed
his
eyes,
and
crossly
demanded what
his
wife
was
making
all
that
noise
about.
By
the
time
that the
manwas
(
alive
to
what
had
happened,
and
they
both
got
outside
the
gate,
the
boar had
got
well
away,
but
they
saw
the
monkey
running
after
the
thief
as hard
as
his
legs
would
carry
him.
Both
the
man
and
wife
were
moved
to
admira-
tion
at
the
plucky
conduct
of
the
sagacious
monkey,
and
their
gratitude
knew
no
bounds
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THE
SAGACIOUS
MONKEY
AND
THE
BOAR.
when
the
faithful
monkey
brought
the
child
safely
back
to
their
arms.
There
said
the
wife.
This
is
the
animal
you
wpnt
to
kill
if the
monkey
hadn't
been
here
we
should
have
lost
our
child
forever.
You
are
right,
wife,
for
once,
said
the
man
as
he
carried
the
child
into
the
house.
You
may
send
the
butcher
back
when
he
comes,
and
now
give
us
all
a
good
breakfast
and
the
monkey
too.
When the
butcher
arrived
he
was sent
away
with
an
order
for
some
boar's
meat
for the
even-
ing
dinner,
and
the
monkey
was
petted
and
lived
the
rest
of
his
days
in
peace,
nor
did
his master
ever
strike
him
again.